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Why Entrepreneurs Must Learn to Love Paperwork  

The Startup Magazine

Whenever you get into any kind of legal dispute, whether it’s an intellectual property claim, a tax audit, or a lawsuit from a disgruntled customer or former employee, the best tool in your arsenal is written records. Protect your intellectual property. Be able to prove due diligence whenever you can.

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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 3: The Best Defense is a Good IP Strategy

Steve Blank

Early on in my career I took a “we’re moving too fast to deal with lawyers” attitude to patents and Intellectual Property (IP.) At one of my entrepreneurship classes at Stanford, Dan Dorosin , of Fenwick & West LLP guest lectures about startups and Intellectual Property. Intellectual Property.

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5 Legal Requirements to Keep in Mind for Your Small Business Website

Up and Running

There are also state-level laws such as the California Online Privacy Protection Act and the latest California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which was passed in 2019. . Copyright and protecting your intellectual property is another important consideration for every business website. and similar policies in the U.S.

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Valuations 101: The Dave Berkus Method

Gust

Dave Berkus is a founding member of the Tech Coast Angels in Southern California, a lecturer and educator. For example, some investors would not fund a company without at least a minimum of customer feedback or intellectual property. He has invested in more than 70 startup ventures.

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Richard Neff, Head IP & Tech Group of Greenberg Glusker Richard Neff is a partner at the law firm of Greenberg Glusker in Los Angeles and Chair of the Firm's Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group. He has written several books on intellectual property law. He was raised and educated in London.

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Dear Founders: Here Are Three IP Mistakes to Watch-Out For

Scott Edward Walker

Over the past six months, my firm has been engaged by a number of startups with significant intellectual property (“IP”) problems. Introduction. In a couple of cases, the founders played lawyer on their own; in the other cases, the founders either used (i) a Web service that did not address IP issues or (ii) an inexperienced law firm.

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Elon Musk Makes Right Decision Over Tesla Patents

YoungUpstarts

In Orange County, California, for example, there is a street called State College. Musk said that if we clear a path to the creation of compelling electric vehicles, but then lay intellectual property landmines behind us to inhibit others, we are acting in a manner contrary to that goal.